Maxine Waters — Voting Record & Political Positions
U.S. Representative for CA's 43rd Congressional District · Democrat
Maxine Waters is a Democrat U.S. Representative for CA's 43rd Congressional District. This page tracks Maxine Waters's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 1991.
Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 93.74% of the time (6.26% of votes break with the party).
Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 3819 bills, 204 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Maxine Waters Votes On
Taxation
Defense Spending
Immigration
Health Insurance
Climate Change
Infrastructure
How Maxine Waters Voted on Recent Bills
Not Voting on “Clergy Act” (2026-04-27) — Passed
Yea on “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (2025-07-03) — Failed
Yea on “Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act” (2025-04-01) — Passed
Yea on “Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Yea on “National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025” (2025-03-31) — Passed
Nay on “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".” (2025-03-27) — Passed
When Maxine Waters Broke With the Democrat Party
Maxine Waters has voted against the Democrat majority on about 6.3% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:
Voted Yea on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) while most Democrats voted No — Failed.
Voted Nay on “Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025” (2026-05-12) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
Voted Yea on “A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
Voted Nay on “Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026” (2026-04-14) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
Voted Nay on “Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.” (2026-03-05) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.